Theoroi and friends and ioper and i attended TU Dance at the Cowles Center on Friday, May 18.
The dancers was technically spectacular and the works were well choreographed.
Costumes were great, crowd engaged... but... the movements could have been set to any music. they weren't rhythmic in any piece except the last, January: Part II with music by Amon Tobin. So i guess that's a discovery of my tastes and distastes in modern dance. But the last piece was actually everything that i DO like about modern dance, from dark, ambiguous costumes to sort of tribal precision ensemble work.
We got great snacks and saki (from the greatest saki list i've seen in the twin cities) at Tom Pham's Wondrous Azian Kitchen, in the Caterpillar Lounge, and i love that place. so despite my sleepiness of tu dance, it was another great theoroi event! Gotta give great props to the Cowles center, too, and their magical little crystal chandeliers.
